Historical Marker

Carlo Angelo Facchina

Historical marker location:
1400 Quincy Street Northeast, Brookland, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from 14th Street Northeast south of Quincy Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.)

The city was built on a swamp: The area that is now Washington, D.C. was originally a swampy, marshy region along the Potomac River. The construction of the city involved extensive drainage and landfill projects to make the land suitable for building.
District of Columbia random facts